JPH0340705Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a lighting device for a scooter type motorcycle that is capable of illuminating the rear side of a leg shield having a main switch and an inner box portion of the scooter type motorcycle.

A scooter-type motorcycle is equipped with a leg shield at the front of the vehicle body, and a step floor is formed at the rear lower part of the leg shield to provide the necessary space for the rider to step on. In such scooter type motorcycles, an inner box is usually provided as an article storage section on the rear side of the leg shield, and a main switch is also provided close to the inner box. By the way, when using the inner box at night, it is necessary to illuminate the inside of the inner box. Similarly, when driving a motorcycle at night, if the keyhole of the main switch can be illuminated, its location will be obvious and operation will be easier. If you only want to illuminate the inside of the inner box, it is sufficient to provide lighting means inside the inner box.
The illumination means in the inner box cannot simultaneously illuminate the main switch.
Furthermore, providing separate lighting means for illuminating the inner box and illuminating the main switch increases the cost.

Therefore, there is a need for an inexpensive lighting device that can illuminate both the inner box and the main switch.

The inventor of the present invention has created the present invention in order to effectively solve the above-mentioned demands.

The purpose of the present invention is to illuminate both the inside of the inner box and the main switch in scooter-type motorcycles and similar vehicles in which an inner box and a main switch are provided on the rear side of the leg shield and below the handlebar. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for a scooter type motorcycle that makes it possible to do this.

A feature of the present invention is that a lighting device for illuminating the downward direction is attached to the lower part of the handle cover that surrounds the handle.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a scooter-type motorcycle to which the lighting device according to the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of the handle, and Fig. 3 shows the illumination range of the lighting device according to the present invention. It is a diagram.

In FIG. 1, the illustrated two-wheeled vehicle 1 is a scooter type motorcycle having a step floor 2, and is provided with a leg shield 3 at the front of the vehicle body.
4 is a front wheel, and a front fork 5 that suspends and supports the front wheel 4 is installed vertically within the leg shield 3, and a bar-shaped handle pipe surrounded by a handle cover 6 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork 5 that projects outside. be done. Both ends of the handle cover 6 are provided with handle grips 6 attached to both ends of the handle pipe. Further, a front fender 8 is disposed above the front wheel 4 so as to cover the front wheel.

An inner box 9 for storing articles is formed on the rear side of the leg shield 3 and below the handle portion, and a lid plate 9a is attached to the inner box 9. The lower edge of the lid plate 9a is pivoted, and a locking device 9a-1 is provided on the upper portion, so that the lid plate 9a can be opened and closed.

A rear body 10 is formed on the rear side of the vehicle body,
A passenger seat 11 is arranged on the upper part of the rear body 10. On the other hand, disposed inside the lower side of the rear body 10 are a rear wheel 12, a rear suspension that suspends and supports the rear wheel 12, and a power unit 13 pivotally connected to the main frame of the vehicle body.

In the scooter-type motorcycle configured as described above, the lighting device 14 according to the present invention is attached to, for example, the lower left side of the handle cover 6, and its illumination direction is directed downward. Next, lighting device 1
The structure of No. 4 will be specifically explained with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the handle cover 6 consists of an upper handle cover 6a and a lower handle cover 6b, and an opening 15 is formed at the lower left side of the lower handle cover 6b. Such a lighting device is fitted. The upper handle cover 6 and the lower handle cover 6b are arranged and fixed so as to surround the handle pipe 16, and the end of the handle pipe 16 projects outward from the handle cover 6, and a handle switch device 17 and a handle grip are attached to the projecting end. 7 is installed. The handle switch device 17 is provided with, for example, a switch 18 for turning on the blinkers and a switch 19 for turning on the lighting device according to the present invention.

For example, a light bulb 20 is used as a light source for the lighting device 14 fitted into the opening 15 of the lower handle cover 6b. To describe the structure of the lighting device 14, a base 21 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a flange 21a is prepared, and the base 21 is fitted into the opening 15 with the opening facing downward and disposed on the lower handle cover 6b. . At this time, the flange 21a
comes into contact with the periphery of the opening 15 of the lower handle cover 6b. An opening is further formed in the bottom surface of the base 21, and a metal socket 23 is fixedly installed in this opening via a grommet 22. The light bulb 20
is inserted through the opening of the base 21 and screwed into the socket 23. On the other hand, a lead wire 24 is led out from the bottom surface of the socket 23 and drawn out in the direction of the power source. A lens member 25 is further attached to the illumination device 14 configured in this manner. will be established. The mounting screw 26 is attached to the base 2
The base 21 is also inserted through the hole drilled in the flange 21a of the base 21, and fixes the base 21 at the same time.

Next, a method of using the lighting device according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. Since the lighting device 14 is arranged with the light bulb 20 facing downward, when the switch 19 of the handle switch device 17 is turned on to turn on the light bulb 20, the light is irradiated downward through the lens member 25, and the light bulb 20 is directed downward. The area below can be illuminated. Then, as shown in Fig. 3, align the handle part with the center line L of the steering shaft.
By rotating it around, you can change or enlarge the irradiation area. As mentioned above, the inner box 9 and the main switch 28 are provided on the rear side of the leg shield 3 of the scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention. As for the inner box 9, when the lid plate 9a of the inner box 9 is opened, the interior of the inner box 9 can be sufficiently illuminated by the lighting device 14. Also, when opening the cover plate 9a, the locking device 9a-1
Although it is necessary to insert the key into the keyhole, the keyhole can be illuminated at night, making operation easier. Also main switch 28
Specifically, in this embodiment, the main switch 28 is provided on the right side of the outer case 29 of the steering shaft, so if, for example, the handle part is rotated counterclockwise and the illumination device 14 is turned on, the main switch 28 can be turned off. The location of the person can be easily found, which is convenient at night.

The lighting device 14 is turned on by operating the push button switch 19 as described above. Since the lighting device 14 may be used to discover the location of the main switch 28 when the main switch 28 is operated, the lighting device 14 is electrically connected so that it is turned on or off regardless of whether the main switch 28 is powered on. Ru.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example of a scooter type motorcycle is given, but it is of course applicable to other vehicles having a similar structure.

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention,
In a scooter-type motorcycle that has an inner box and a main switch placed close to it, a single lighting device can illuminate both the inside and outside of the inner box and the main switch, so that it can be used at night, etc. It is convenient to use because the location of each part becomes clear, and at least two things can be illuminated with one illumination device, making it inexpensive in terms of cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a vehicle to which the lighting device according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a partial half-cut view taken along the longitudinal direction of the handle part. The vertical sectional view and FIG. 3 are rear views of the leg shield to show the illumination range of the lighting device according to the present invention. In the drawing, 3 is a leg shield, 6 is a handle cover, 9 is an inner box, 14 is a lighting device,
28 is a main switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a scooter-type motorcycle which is equipped with a handle cover on the handle part, and an inner box and a main switch are provided on the rear side of the leg shield and below the handle cover, an illumination lamp that illuminates downward is provided at the bottom of the handle cover. A scooter-type motorcycle, characterized in that the main switch is provided above the inner box and behind the steering shaft, and a switch is provided that can turn on the illumination light regardless of whether power is turned on by the main switch. lighting equipment.